Christ Episcopal Church

EUGENE S. DOUGLASS, 81, West Airport Boulevard, Sanford, died Thursday, July 22. Mr. Douglass was a retired school principal. Born in Sharon, Pa., he moved to Central Florida in 1938. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church of Longwood. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: nieces, Barbara Wilburn, Jupiter, Aria Lundquist, Sanford. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Oaklawn Chapel, Lake Mary.

Longwood's Christ Episcopal Church is the oldest church in continuous use in Seminole County, according to an architect's research.Steven Provost says Frederic H. Rand (the man behind the name of the old Rand Yard ice house and railroad depot west of Sanford) organized the first Episcopal mission in Longwood in 1877. That led to construction of Christ Church on west Church Avenue during 1880.A dedication service was on Easter Sunday, April 19, 1882, leading Provost to name it the oldest church in Seminole County.

JESSIE LOU ''JACKIE'' DOUGLASS, 78, 177 Francis Circle, Altamonte Springs, died Tuesday. Born in Floral City, she moved to Altamonte Springs from Palmetto in 1940. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church, Longwood. Survivors: husband, Eugene S.; sister, Nona Wilson, Altamonte Springs. Oaklawn Park Cemetery and Funeral Home, Lake Mary.

John R. W. Lawrence, 70, 768 Logan Drive, Longwood, died Thursday. Born in Canada, he moved to Longwood from Battle Creek, Mich., in 1961. He was a locksmith and a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Longwood. Survivors: son, John E., Longwood; daughters, Dorothy Nolan, Sanford, Kay Moore, Battle Creek; brother, Thomas Al, Longwood; six grandchildren. Garden Chapel Home for Funerals, Orlando.

RUTH H. ELLIOTT, 91, 10 Wacassa Trail, Sorrento, died Saturday. Born in Deansboro, N.Y., she moved to Sorrento from Clinton, N.Y., in 1961. She was a homemaker and a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Longwood. Survivors: sons, Don Whitney, Longwood, Robert J., Aurora, Colo., Frank, Sorrento; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren . Beacon Cremation Service of Central Florida

MS. BROOKS, 1501 W. Line St., Leesburg. Born in Toms River, N.J., she moved to Leesburg from New Port Richey in 1982. She was a retired milliner. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Toms River. There are no immediate survivors. Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg.

Paige Ford Wait and Gary David Brunault were married Feb. 26 in Christ Episcopal Church, Bradenton. She is the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. William M. Wait, Palmetto. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice R. Brunault, Salisbury, Mass. They traveled to Breckenridge, Colo., and live in Winter Springs.

PAUL L. LAWSON, 84, Silver Spring, Md., died Sunday, Oct. 31. Mr. Lawson was a retired aeronautical engineer for the Department of the Navy. He was born in Washington. He was a communicant of the Christ Episcopal Church. He was an honorary member of the Washington, D.C., Fire Department, Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad. He was a former member of the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, Friendship Fire Association, Washington, D.C., and the National-Stansbury Masonic Lodge 12 of the District of Columbia.

EUGENE S. DOUGLASS, 81, West Airport Boulevard, Sanford, died Thursday, July 22. Mr. Douglass was a retired school principal. Born in Sharon, Pa., he moved to Central Florida in 1938. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church of Longwood. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: nieces, Barbara Wilburn, Jupiter, Aria Lundquist, Sanford. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Oaklawn Chapel, Lake Mary.

Julia M. Green, 101, 837 Laurel St., Orlando, died Thursday. Born in Tennessee, she moved to Orlando from Nashville, Tenn., in 1950. She was a homemaker and a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Nashville. Survivors: son, Wilson Jr., Orlando; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. W. Guy Black Home for Funerals, Orlando.

Paige Ford Wait and Gary David Brunault were married Feb. 26 in Christ Episcopal Church, Bradenton. She is the daughter of Colonel and Mrs. William M. Wait, Palmetto. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice R. Brunault, Salisbury, Mass. They traveled to Breckenridge, Colo., and live in Winter Springs.